January 1893

Historical Events in January 1893

Gregory Conquers Julius Caesar

Jan 1 Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar

Pope Gregory XIII with the calendar that was to make his name — Pope Gregory XIII with the calendar that was to make his name

Jan 1 The railway line from Germiston to Pretoria, South Africa, is opened to traffic
Jan 2 1st US commemoratives & 1st US stamp to picture a woman issued (Queen Isabella, patron of Columbus)
Jan 2 World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago [or 0501]

Event of Interest

Jan 3 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's final opera "Iolanta", is first performed outside of Russia in Hamburg, Germany

Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Jan 4 US President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy
Jan 6 Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coast

Event of Interest

Jan 6 The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress. The charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison.

23rd US President Benjamin Harrison — 23rd US President
Benjamin Harrison

Jan 7 Hermann Sudermanns "Heimat" premieres in Berlin
Jan 10 Richard Drigo's ballet "Magic Flute" premieres, St Petersburg

World Record

Jan 11 Jaap Eden skates world record 1500m (2:35)

Cyclist and Speed Skater Jaap Eden — Cyclist and Speed Skater
Jaap Eden

Jan 13 British Independent Labour Party forms (Keir Hardie as its leader)
Jan 13 U.S. Marines land in Honolulu from the U.S.S. Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.
Jan 17 -17°F (-27°C), Millsboro, Delaware (state record)
Jan 17 Queen Liliuokalani is deposed by an American coup, Kingdom of Hawaii becomes a republic
Jan 17 Franco-Russian Alliance is signed

Theater Premiere

Jan 19 Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder premieres in Berlin

Playwright Henrik Ibsen — Playwright
Henrik Ibsen

Jan 21 Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate (now Botswana)
Jan 28 Edward Mcdowell's "Hamlet & Ophelia" premieres in Boston
Jan 31 "Westminster Gazette" begins publishing

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